Cargando…

The prevalence of alcohol and illicit drug use among injured patients presenting to the emergency department of a national hospital in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Alcohol and illicit drugs have been found to be major contributing factors leading to severe injuries in a variety of settings. In Tanzania, the use of these substances among injured patients has not been studied. We investigated the prevalence of positive tests for alcohol and illicit d...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Mundenga, Müller M., Sawe, Hendry R., Runyon, Michael S., Mwafongo, Victor G., Mfinanga, Juma A., Murray, Brittany L.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2019
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6346498/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30678633 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-019-0222-9

Ejemplares similares

Profile of patients with hypertensive urgency and emergency presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania
por: Shao, Patrick J., et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Undernourished children presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a prospective descriptive study
por: Bashaka, Prosper J., et al.
Publicado: (2019)

The Burden and Outcomes of Abdominal Pain among Children Presenting to an Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Tanzania: A Descriptive Cohort Study
por: Sakita, Francis M., et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Emergency blood transfusion practices among anaemic children presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania
por: Shari, Catherine R., et al.
Publicado: (2017)

Trends in mortality associated with opening of a full-capacity public emergency department at the main tertiary-level hospital in Tanzania
por: Sawe, Hendry R., et al.
Publicado: (2015)

Impact of short basic emergency medicine training in introducing emergency medicine as a specialty in Sub-Saharan Africa: experience from Tanzania
por: Mabula, Peter S., et al.
Publicado: (2019)

Emergency care capacity in Africa: A clinical and educational initiative in Tanzania
por: Reynolds, Teri A, et al.
Publicado: (2012)

Patients with acute poisoning presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania
por: Mbarouk, Ghaniya S., et al.
Publicado: (2017)

HIV counselling and testing practices for children seen in an urban emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a retrospective cross-sectional study
por: Sawe, Hendry R, et al.
Publicado: (2016)

Modified systemic inflammatory response syndrome and provider gestalt predicting adverse outcomes in children under 5 years presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania
por: Nariadhara, Meera R., et al.
Publicado: (2019)

The clinical presentation, utilization, and outcome of individuals with sickle cell anaemia presenting to urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania
por: Sawe, Hendry R., et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Morbidity and Mortality following Traditional Uvulectomy among Children Presenting to the Muhimbili National Hospital Emergency Department in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
por: Sawe, H. R., et al.
Publicado: (2015)

Out-of-pocket cost for medical care of injured patients presenting to emergency department of national hospital in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study
por: Gulamhussein, Masuma A, et al.
Publicado: (2023)

Implementation of electronic medical records at an Emergency Medicine Department in Tanzania: The information technology perspective
por: Mashoka, Ramadhani Jumanne, et al.
Publicado: (2019)

Disease patterns and clinical outcomes of patients admitted in intensive care units of tertiary referral hospitals of Tanzania
por: Sawe, Hendry R, et al.
Publicado: (2014)

Profile and outcomes of patients with acute complications of malaria presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania
por: Yusuph, Raya, et al.
Publicado: (2019)

Trauma burden in Tanzania: a one-day survey of all district and regional public hospitals
por: Sawe, Hendry R., et al.
Publicado: (2017)

Feasibility and yield of HIV screening among adult trauma patients presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania
por: Ramadhani, Juma, et al.
Publicado: (2019)

Predicting Fluid Responsiveness Using Bedside Ultrasound Measurements of the Inferior Vena Cava and Physician Gestalt in the Emergency Department of an Urban Public Hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa
por: Sawe, Hendry Robert, et al.
Publicado: (2016)

Respiratory compromise in children presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a descriptive cohort study
por: Muhanuzi, Biita, et al.
Publicado: (2019)

Drug and alcohol use in Tanzanian road traffic collision drivers
por: Dozois, Adeline, et al.
Publicado: (2021)

Profile and outcome of patients with emergency complications of renal failure presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania
por: Sylvanus, Erasto, et al.
Publicado: (2019)

Profile and outcome of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding presenting to urban emergency departments of tertiary hospitals in Tanzania
por: Rajan, Shaffin S., et al.
Publicado: (2019)

Disaster preparedness and response capacity of regional hospitals in Tanzania: a descriptive cross-sectional study
por: Koka, Philip M., et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Aetiologies and outcomes of patients with abdominal pain presenting to an emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study
por: Mjema, Kilalo M., et al.
Publicado: (2020)

Impact of point-of-care ultrasound on clinical decision-making at an urban emergency department in Tanzania
por: Reynolds, Teri Ann, et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Assessment of cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge and skills among healthcare providers at an urban tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania
por: Kaihula, Winfrida T., et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Predictors and outcome of time to presentation among critically ill paediatric patients at Emergency Department of Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
por: Simbila, Alphonce N., et al.
Publicado: (2022)

Predictors and outcome of cardiac arrest in paediatric patients presenting to emergency medicine department of tertiary hospitals in Tanzania
por: Yussuf, Amne O., et al.
Publicado: (2022)

Patterns and Predictors of Timely Presentation and Outcomes of Polytrauma Patients Referred to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Tanzania
por: Premji, Elishah N., et al.
Publicado: (2022)

Emergency medicine residency training in Africa: overview of curriculum
por: Sawe, Hendry R., et al.
Publicado: (2019)

Performance characteristics of a local triage tool and internationally validated tools among under-fives presenting to an urban emergency department in Tanzania
por: Marombwa, Nafsa R., et al.
Publicado: (2019)

Pediatric trauma burden in Tanzania: analysis of prospective registry data from thirteen health facilities
por: Sawe, Hendry R., et al.
Publicado: (2022)

The first Tanzanian Conference on Emergency Medicine
por: Sawe, Hendry R., et al.
Publicado: (2016)

Pre-referral stabilization and compliance with WHO guidelines for trauma care among adult patients referred to an urban emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania
por: Lucumay, Nanyori J., et al.
Publicado: (2019)

The burden of respiratory conditions in the emergency department of Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania in the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross sectional descriptive study
por: Ndumwa, Harrieth P., et al.
Publicado: (2022)

Burden of Road Traffic Injuries in Tanzania: One-Year Prospective Study of Consecutive Patients in 13 Multilevel Health Facilities
por: Sawe, Hendry R., et al.
Publicado: (2021)

Correction: The burden of respiratory conditions in the emergency department of Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania in the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross sectional descriptive study
por: Ndumwa, Harrieth P., et al.
Publicado: (2023)

Development and pilot implementation of a standardised trauma documentation form to inform a national trauma registry in a low-resource setting: lessons from Tanzania
por: Sawe, Hendry R, et al.
Publicado: (2020)

Trauma care and capture rate of variables of World Health Organisation data set for injury at regional hospitals in Tanzania: first steps to a national trauma registry
por: Sawe, Hendry R., et al.
Publicado: (2020)

Cannot write session to /tmp/vufind_sessions/sess_ooci5797jv7frve3m2fr355ppf